SANTA CATARINA ISLAND
Santa Catarina is an island just off the coast (to the east) of southern Brazil, connected by a bridge at the city of Florianopolis. Click here for pictures of Florianopolis.

The west coast of Santa Catarina looking back towards the mainland of Brazil...



A little further south along the coast...



Numerous small towns were on Santa Catarina, such as this one...



A yard in a small town...



A nearby wooded hillside...



The east coast (Atlantic Ocean side) of Santa Catarina Island...



View of an island off the east coast...



A few larger waves crashed on this section of rocky coastline...





Here's an unidentified purple-flowering tree on a coastal plain (not sure of the species or even if it's native)...





Heading back towards Florianopolis...a view of the city from the southeast...



And finally, a small suburb of Florianopolis on the island...



All of the above pictures on this page were taken in October 2010 by Brandt Maxwell.

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